Journal-box.



J. W. STEPHENSON.

JOURNAL BOX. I APPLICATION Fll ,ED- APR. 23, 1914.

1,186,858. 7 PatentedvJune13,191 6.

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1. w. STEPHENSON.

JOURNAL BOX.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 23. 1914.

1,186,858. 8' Patented June 13,1916.

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" onrrnn sra'rns rarnnr onrron JOHN W. STEPHENSON, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNQR TQ TEE NATIONAL MALLEABLE CASTINGS COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A QGRPORATION OF OHIO.

' J OURNAL-BOX.

Application filed April 23, 1914. Serial No. 833,836. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it'k nown that I, JOHN W. STEPHEN- soN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, Lucas county, Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Journal-Boxes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich: p I Figure 1 is a section on lines :HII of Fig. 2' of a journal box embodying'my invention and showing the lid in closed position; Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof, partly in section; Fig. 3 is a section on lines III-III of Fig. 2, with the lid in opened position, Figs. 4 and 5 show sections in closed and open positions, respectlvely, of a modification of my invention, and Figs. 6

and 7 show sections in closed and open positions, respectively, of still another form thereof.

My invention relates to journal boxes and consists in eliminating the hinge pin, the usual hinge lug from thebox and the corresponding hood from the box lid, and in providing efficient mechanism of a novel character for operating the box lid.

By reason of its simple yet strong design boxes embodying my invention are Very easy to make and can be produced at low cost because of the elimination of troubles attendant upon the casting of the usual hinge lug.

Boxes embodying my invention are of especial utility when. employed on dump cars, because their lack of projections such as hinge lugsprevents injury to the box, or tearing off the lid therefrom by material dumped from the cars.

- Referring to the drawings, A indicates the journal box and B the box lid. The upper edge of the mouth of the box is formed into an upwardly and outwardly curved flange 2, and beneath the flange 2 are the lugs 3, carrying arc-shaped bearings or seats 4, curved outwardly and upwardly toward the flange 2, for the boses 5 of the stirrup-shaped piece 6. The lugs 3-have recesses .7 for the trunnionsS of the T-shaped rod 9, and the trunnions S are capable of being inserted into the recesses 7 through the slots 10, by reason of the flattened portions 11 thereon.

The stirrup-shaped piece 6 extends substantially parallel to and is preferably integral with the lid 13, and has in its base portion 12' a guide hole 13 for the lower end of the rod 9. 'lhe rod 9 carries a coil spring 14, which 15 initially held under compression by the bearings 15 and 16 on the rod 9 and on the stirrup base 12 respectively. The lid B at its upper edge has a curved face 17, so shaped that it will overlie the flange 2 of the box A. V

The lid B is applied to the box by first placing the rod 93in position with the truneled at 18, to permit the curved face 17 to slip over the top of the flange 2.

In opening the 1nd, its lower edge is pulled outwardly away from the mouth of the box, compressing the springuntil the face of the lid is brought. substantially parallel with a line passing throughcthe axes of the trunnions 8 and the bosses 5, and when it has passed this line the compression of the spring will throw it upwardly into opened position. In closing the reverse action takes place and the force of the spring is exerted to snap the lid downward and to hold the bosses 5 tight against their seats 4- and the lid itself against. the mouth of the box,

Clearance is provided between the upper face of the flange 2 and the curved face 17 I of the lid, so that the tight bearing of the l The flange has its upper lace near its outer edge bevbosses against their seats will always be maintained. ll hen thrown into opened position the arms of the stirrup-shaped piece 6 strike against the under side of the flange 2 near its outer edge and act as a StOPItO prevent-the lid from opening any farther than is necessary. 7

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have shown a modified form of ournal box embodying my in- ..vention, in which the bosses 5 are upon the lugs 3, and the arc-shaped bearing faces tic are on the stirrup-shaped piece 6, but

the operation of this form differs from that shown in my preferred embodiment, in that the curved face 17 ofthe lid pivots upon the flange 2 during the initial opening movement, and is held downward at all times against the flange 2" by the pressure l a a the flange through its curved face 1 of the spring 1%. The bosses 5 cooperate with the bearing faces 4: during the latter part of the opening movement, and also assist in preventing the removal of the lid during its normal operation.

In Figs. 6 and 7 I have illustrated a further modification, in which enlarged bosses 5 are upon the stirrup-shaped piece 6 but again, as in Figs. 4L and 5, theinitial movement is upon the outer face of the flange 2 against whichthe curved face 17 of the lid bears. The partial opening of the lid will bring the arc-shaped portions 19 of the bosses 5 into contact with the under face 20 of the flange 2 and thereafter, in its further opening movement, the lid pivots upon both the upper and lower surfaces of 7 and the arc-shaped portions 19' of the bosses 5?. The curved face 17 of the lid'B 'has a beveled portionQl, which cooperates with a correspondingly beveled portion 22 on the flange 2 to cause the compression of the spring to force the upper edge of the lid inwardly against the mouth of the box;

It is obvious that various modifications may be made in the constructions which I have shown and described herein without departing from my invention.

hat I claim is:

1. In'a journal box, a lid, a stirrup shaped piece fixedly secured to the under side of the lid, bearings within the box cooperatingwith the arms of the stirrupshape'd piece to forma pivot for the lid, the lid having a curved extension engaging and rotating upon an arc-sliaped portion of the box, a base of resistance adjacent said bearings, and a spring reacting between the stirrup-shaped piece and the base of resistance.

2. A journal box having a lid therefor,

v the box having a flange at the upper edge of its mouth, a lidhaving a curved upper edge Copies oi this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. C. I

I Witnesses adapted to overlie said flange and to rotate thereabout, the lid having on its under side a pair of arms having a socket and projection engagement with the box comprising a pivot for the lid, and spring mechanism reactingbetween the box and the under side of the lid.

3. In a journal box having a flange at the upper edge of its mouth, a lid having a curved upper edge adapted to overliesaid flange, lugs and bearings on the under side of said flange, projections on the under side of the lid cooperating with said hearings to form a pivot for the lid, and spring mechanism reacting between the lid and said lugs.

4-. A journal box having a lid therefor, the top of the journal box terminating at its forward edge in an arc-shaped portion, a lid having acurved upper edge adapted to engage and rotate about the arc-shaped portion on: the box, bosses positioned on arms on the under side of the lid and engaging sockets in the unoer side of the areshaped portion of the box, and a spring mechanism h ving a socketed bearing on the box and also engaging the under side of I the lid.

5. In a journal box having a flange at the upper edge of the mouthof the box, a lid having a lip overlying said flange and having a rotative engagement therewith, the lid also having projections on its under side, cooperating with bearings on the inside of the box to form a pivot for the lid, and spring mechanism having a bearing on a seat inside the box" and on the inside of the lid, the said spring mechanism being adapted to hold the projections tight against the bearings on the box during operative movements of the lid.

JOHN WV. STEPHENSON.

I'IARRY J. WARD,

CHARLES V. ERKERT.

Commissioner of Patents, 

